In California, a high school student has developed a process for turning food waste into absorbent paper towels, earning recognition at the International Science and Engineering Fair. Arnav Kodavati’s approach extracts cellulose fibers from discarded food and combines them with pectin, a naturally occurring plant-based polymer. The food scraps are first dried, ground and treated […]
In the UK, SUEZ has commenced construction of a new AD facility at its Ellington site in Northumberland, delivering an important piece of infrastructure to support the introduction of food waste collections across Northumberland and the North East. Once operational, the facility will process up to 50,000 metric tons of food waste each year, producing […]
In Pennsylvania, researchers have proven it is possible to convert food scraps such as peels, rinds, and eggshells into renewable building materials. The work, led by Laia Mogas‑Soldevila at University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School of Design, centers on transforming food waste into durable materials that can replace carbon‑intensive products like plastics and concrete. Through a partnership […]
In Ohio, adding an electrical jolt to fermentation of industrial food waste speeds up the process and increases the yield of platform chemicals that are valuable components in a wide range of products, new research shows. In developing the new system, researchers at The Ohio State University also discovered that combining two bacterial species in […]
In California, Divert, Inc. recently announced a strategic collaboration with United States Cold Storage (USCS) partnering on an innovative recycling program that processes food and beverage products that can’t be sold or donated into renewable energy and soil amendment. As a part of this program, unsold and non-donatable food and beverage products from USCS’s California […]
In the UK, Sainsbury’s is set to revolutionize its logistics to transform food waste into fuel for a number of its HGV trucks. From March, the pioneering initiative will see biofuel produced directly from Sainsbury’s food waste power 30 trucks at its Emerald Park distribution center, half the site’s fleet. This will save over 3,000 […]
In the UAE, Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA), Spinneys, and Circa Biotech have expanded a strategic partnership to reduce food waste and support sustainable agriculture by transforming surplus food into agricultural feed using black soldier fly larvae. During a six month trial at select stores in Abu Dhabi, Spinneys managed to decrease […]
In the UK, Bio Capital Group, the UK’s leading commercial energy from food waste producer, has added a fourth asset to its portfolio in Scotland. The newly acquired Linwood food waste transfer station will significantly improve Bio Capital’s ability to process feedstock for its regional Anaerobic Digestion (AD) facilities. The company provides a treatment service […]
